''The Clever Fox'' (German: ''Der krasse Fuchs'') is a 1926

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silent

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directed by

Conrad Wiene Conrad Wiene (3 February 1878 – after May 1934) was an actor, screenwriter, film producer and director of Austrian and German silent films. He was the younger brother of German film director Robert Wiene. Biography Conrad Wiene was born ...

and starring

Hans Brausewetter Hans Brausewetter (27 May 1899 – 29 April 1945) was a German stage and film actor of the silent era. He appeared in more than 130 films between 1922 and 1945. He appeared in the 1923 film '' The Treasure'', which was directed by Georg Wil ...

, Clementine Plessner and Werner Pittschau. The film premiered in

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on 4 March 1926.Grange p.220 It is based on the 1906 novel of the same title by

Walter Bloem Walter Julius Gustav Bloem (20 June 1868 – 19 August 1951) was a German author. He wrote novels that expressed a German nationalist attitude and made him one of the most widely read authors of his time with a total circulation of two million. ...

Cast

as Werner Achenbach * Clementine Plessner as Witwe Marks * Werner Pittschau as Willy Klauser *

Harry Hardt Harry Hardt (born Hermann Karl Viktor Klimbacher Edler von Reichswahr, Pula, 4 August 1899 – Vienna, 14 November 1980) was an Austrian actor. The son of a military officer, he initially planned a military career for himself, studying at a mil ...

as Scholz - Erstchargierter des Corps * Hanni Reinwald as Lenchen Trimp *

Robert Leffler Robert Leffler (9 January 1866 – 15 March 1940) was a German actor, film director and opera singer (bass). Selected filmography * '' The Haunted Castle'' (1921) * '' The Fear of Women'' (1921) * '' Rose of the Asphalt Streets'' (1922) * ''A ...

as Professor Hollerbaum *

Elza Temary Elza Temary lsa Temary(12 February 1905 – 16 February 1968) was a Hungarian film actress. Personal life Elza Temary was born Elza Klecker in what is today Timișoara, Romania.(March 4, 1933). Marriage record: Philip Matthiessen Chancellor (25) ...

as Rose Marks - die Witwes Tochter * Karl Victor Plagge as Corpsdiener * Martin Wolfgang as Franz * Valerie Boothby as Marie *

Angelo Ferrari Angelo Ferrari (14 August 1897 – 15 June 1945) was an Italian actor known for his work in German cinema. Selected filmography * '' The Nude Woman'' (1922) * '' The Green Manuela'' (1923) * ''Samson'' (1923) * '' The Faces of Love'' (1924) * ' ...

Ludwig Rex Ludwig Rex (1 January 1888 – 29 September 1979) was a German film actor of the silent era. He appeared in 55 films between 1918 and 1927. He was born in Berlin, Germany and died in London. Selected filmography * ''Totenkopfreiter'' (1917 ...

References

Bibliography

* Grange, William. ''Cultural Chronicle of the Weimar Republic''. Scarecrow Press, 2008.

External links

* 1926 films Films of the Weimar Republic German silent feature films German comedy films Films directed by Conrad Wiene 1926 comedy films German black-and-white films Silent comedy films Films based on German novels 1920s German films 1920s German-language films {{Germany-silent-film-stub